Ant Group, the financial technology (fintech) affiliate of e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba Group retained its spot as the largest holder of blockchain patents in 2020, according to a report by International Asset Management that cited data from Clarivate’s Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI). Alibaba’s Ant Group filed 586 patents last year, a third less than the 880 patents it filed in 2019. The company has amassed 2,298 blockchain patents in total.